Safety
NBAA Honors Sydney Bosmans for Heroism in Fatal Crash
Flight attendant received the Above and Beyond Award for Heroic Achievement
Sydney Bosmans
Sydney Bosmans received the Above and Beyond Award for Heroic Achievement at NBAA-BACE 2024. © Jessica Reed/AIN

Corporate flight attendant Sydney Bosmans was honored with the Above and Beyond Award for Heroic Achievement by NBAA during a special reception this week for her quick thinking and life-saving actions during the February 9 Hop-A-Jet Challenger 604 crash near Naples, Florida. The accident claimed the lives of both pilots, Edward Daniel Murphy and second-in-command Ian Frederick Hofmann. Thanks to Bosmans’ professionalism and training, she was able to save the two passengers on board.

After the pilots reported a dual-engine flameout, the Bombardier Challenger 604 jet had to make an emergency landing on the southbound lanes of Interstate 75. The aircraft collided with a concrete sound barrier. Due to the impact, the main cabin door had become stuck, and the over-wing exit was blocked by a post-crash fire.